§ MR. REGINALD LUCAS (Portsmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the general interest attaching to the subject, he can now give further information concerning the scale of pensions to be awarded to non-commissioned officers and men who have been rendered wholly or partly incapable of earning a livelihood by reason of disease contracted while serving in South Africa; and whether any communication on the subject has yet been made to the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital.
LORD STANLEYThe scale contemplated in my former reply is that applicable to men incapacitated by wounds, and a communication has been made to the Chelsea Commissioners to this effect.